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Friday, July 25, 2014

To increase transparency and show results to our donors and supporters
28. Jun will begin to do follow up reports on all aid we have previously
delivered. For our first follow up we contacted the Health Center in
Gracanica which received our first humanitarian shipment in 2012 to
inquire on how the aid was used. The director of Health and Social
Protection of Gracanica, Bojan Todorovic assured 28. Jun all medical aid
delivered by 28. Jun was utilized by the Serbian population of the
Gracanica enclave. The links below document the delivery and
distribution of the aid:

Saturday, July 19, 2014

As reported by Yahoo Finance News 28. Jun selected Sasa Jovicic for the position of Executive Director. Sasa will be heading efforts to ensure future growth of the organization and implement strategies devised by the board. His two decades in the international finance, real estate and digital marketing arenas bring needed expertise as our young organization seeks new funding avenues. FULL STORY

28. Jun president Filip Filipi took the time to thank all the volunteers who helped with flood relief efforts in Toronto personally, including the Sv. Sava Oplenac folklore group who were presented with a modern version of the Kosovka Devojka painting and Pentagon Logistics who have stored all the donations free of charge. FULL STORY

28. Jun coordinator Aleksandra Guculj is touring Europe setting up fundraising events to help pay for the transportation of the remaining 100 tons of aid in North America. If you are interested in setting up a fundraiser for 28. Jun please email 28jun.org@gmail.com

The Serbian media reported heavily on the donations sent by 28. Jun this week, US coordinator Milo Dubak conducted a brief interview with Novosti while 28. Jun Serbia coordinator Marija Oluic will begin the TV rounds when her interview with Studio B airs on Wednesday. FULL STORY

28. Jun will kick off the first of many flood fundraisers at the famed Kafana restaurant in Manhattan on Tuesday. For reservations contact info@kafannyc.com or 212.353.8000

28. Jun members have arrived to Serbia from all over the diaspora to help the Red Cross expedite the distribution of the aid sent for flood victims. We will document all aid sent from the moment it leaves our centers in the diaspora to when it gets delivered to people in areas effected by the floods.

Monday, July 14, 2014

As we have now done the impossible by having delivered or shipped most of the aid for the Serbian floods, I would finally like to take a moment to express my personal gratitude to all those who made this happen.

Firstly, I want to thank our volunteers and donors, without your hard work and financial backing none of this would have come to fruition. I am thankful for every donation you have entrusted our organization with and for all those who took time off their job and worked tirelessly to help our people in a time of need, you have my eternal gratitude. Truck drivers, storage facility owners, parents who allowed their children to prioritize philanthropy over their studies, you are the ones who made this happen. Relja Illic, from the UK, your mother passed away the night of the floods and that morning you were already packing canned food for flood areas. Your selflessness was my inspiration and you made your mom proud.

Secondly, I want to thank the Serbian Orthodox Church for allowing us to use their space to collect material donations. Serbian Churches and halls depend on money from renting their facilities to survive and every Church who enabled us to use their space sacrificed for their people at this time of need. I want to kiss the hand of every priest who despite their age worked along side our volunteers to load these containers and made sure they were never hungry or thirsty during grueling 14 hour days of packing boxes. Bishop Longin from the US and Bishop George from Canada, despite my sometimes childishly critical stance on some Church matters, you opened your doors to our members and helped us complete this humanitarian mission. I am humbled by your generosity and wisdom.

I also want to thank the Red Cross, both in Serbia and abroad for accepting and distributing our aid and for being accessible throughout the entire disaster and keeping us up to date on which sort of aid was needed and how urgently. This helped us determine what to send by plane and what by boat. I want to thank the Serbian embassies and consulates as well as the Serbian government back home who helped guide our youth organization in this time of distress and swiftly provided all information and clearances we needed to deliver this aid. I want to thank the Serbian and international media for covering our work and documenting this project every step of the way to ensure the aid gets to the people who need it most.

To further express my gratitude and the gratitude of our organization we will take the following steps:

- 28. Jun will hold complimentary BBQs all over the world to thank all our volunteers and I will try my very best to be at as many of these as possible to personally thank everyone who helped. I will personally write a thank you letter to every donor and include a 28. Jun bracelet as a humble sign of our appreciation.

- 28. Jun will make a donation to 8 Serbian monasteries, one each in Serbia, Republika Srpska, Kosovo i Metohija, Krajina, Montenegro, America, Canada and Australia. Additionally our members will hold youth events in every city across the world where there is a Serbian community and will give a part of the proceeds to help with the maintenance of their local Churches.

- 28. Jun will evolve from having regional coordinators to a board of directors who will vote on all major decisions. To further solidify public trust, in addition to being the only Serbian organization whose members don't have a salary, we will make our finances fully transparent to the public within 2 weeks. This is in accordance with the date our taxes are filed with the government. Due to the speed at which the organization grew it is easy to forget that 28. Jun was only incorporated as a non-profit on July 31, 2012.

Again I thank you all from the bottom of my heart,

Filip Filipi - President, 28. Jun

PS - I promise to clean up my act on social media, it's time to grow up :(

28. Jun sends 50 tons of aid from Toronto and Chicago, Complimentary BBQs for volunteers postponed 28. Jun is pleased to announce we shipped off 50 tons of humanitarian aid destined for flood victims in Serbia and Republika Srpska this week. The container in Toronto was loaded on Tuesday and the container in Chicago was loaded on Thursday, they will travel by ship and reach the Red Cross who are accepting the aid in about 1 month time.

Two weeks ago 28. Jun flew in the first 30 tons of aid into Belgrade and the distribution of that aid has already begun by the Red Cross. 28. Jun members are in the effected areas overseeing the distribution of the aid. With this shipment we have now sent about half of all the aid in North America which includes hygiene supplies, medical equipment and cleaning supplies needed for post-flood recovery. The total value of the aid we have delivered or are in the process of delivering has been independently appraised at $1.5 mil.

The 28. Jun coordinator for the US Milo Dubak said "I want to thank everyone that has helped from day one in this time of need for our people back home who were devastated by the floods. It is wonderful to see everyone come together and accomplish something great and it should set an example for Serbian people everywhere that if we do come together great things can be achieved and not just in time of devastation but on the daily basis!"

*Complimentary BBQs for our volunteers in Toronto and Chicago have been postponed, this includes the scheduled BBQ at Dixie this Sunday which as been canceled due to 'bad weather'

Thursday, July 10, 2014

28. Jun thanks you for your exemplary service in aiding the victims of the Serbian Floods. As a result of your generous volunteer efforts we are holding a complimentary BBQ in your honour while showing the World Cup Final.

PLEASE JOIN USON SUNDAY, JULY 13TH FROM 1 TO 5PMAT 2520 DIXIE ROAD IN MISSISSAUGAEVERYONE IS INVITED*NOMINAL DONATION FOR GENERAL PUBLIC*